Streaming Sleepers: In VILLAIN, A Redemptive Anti-Heroic Character Study Of Evil Men
Directed by Philip Barantini and released in 2020 from Saban Films.
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VILLAIN Review: A Redemptive Anti-Heroic Character Study Of Evil Men
It’s not everyday a man wakes up having to live his life looking over his shoulder. For ex-convict Eddie Franks (Craig Fairbass), it’s been a daily practice since childhood. Such is the grim setup as actor-cum-filmmaker Phillip Barantini’s new film, Villain, comes host to a dark, gritty gangster tale with fair loads of violence and gore, underscored by more than its urban crime bearings. To know a film like Villain is to understand the human psyche and what fuel’s a person’s addictive nature. Some are keen on food, sex, drugs and alcohol, etc. Others are in it for the thrill of a thing. The excitement. The danger. Sometimes, one or more of these become a package deal of sorts, and this was especially the case for Eddie having just done a ten year stretch and reunited with brother Sean (George Russo). Eddie’s a lot wiser with age though, and he’s […]
Craig Fairbass’s VILLAIN Unleashed In The Official U.S. Trailer
Phillip Barantini’s directorial debut, Villain, was acquired by Saban Films for its U.S. release at some point and now we have an official trailer, and a date now set for digital and VOD beginning May 22. After being released from prison, ex-con Eddie Franks (Craig Fairbrass) wants nothing more than to start a new life. However, his dreams of normalcy are tested when he learns of his brother’s dangerous debt to a menacing drug lord. To protect his family, Eddie is forced to go back to his former life of crime and learns that stepping back into this world can have devastating consequences in this action-packed thriller. Rounding out the cast are George Russo, Izuka Hoyle, Mark Monero, Tomi May, Eloise Lovell Anderson, Taz Skylar, Nicholas Aaron, Michael John Treanor, Marcus Onilude, Robert Glenister.
VILLAIN: Craig Fairbass Hits The Ground Running In The Official Trailer
Phillip Barantini’s directorial debut, Villain, was acquired by Vertigo Releasing back in November. The official trailer went live recently and a date is now set for February 28. After 10 years, Eddie Franks (Craig Fairbrass) is out of prison and trying to stay on the straight and narrow, but his drug-mule brother Sean (George Russo) has other ideas. Rival gangster brothers Roy and Johnny Garret (Robert Glenister and Tomi May) are demanding Sean repay his debt to them, causing Eddie to get tangled in the crossfire, ending up using his life savings and calling in favours with mobster friends to try and help. Following a dramatic coup at the family pub, events spiral out of control in the ultimate fight for survival. With a powerful performance from Fairbrass, VILLAIN is a gritty British thriller which depicts a dark, criminal underworld. The aforementioned Fairbass is also tapped to appear in Signature’s […]
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